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[Nickbat]

Seems like, in wet weather, the new bike test requiring riders to swerve at 31.2mph is causing a few headaches...and other aches.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8067212.stm

[Kevin Wood]

Devised by some paper-pusher who's never ridden, presumably.

Kevin

[crazyjoetavola]

]Devised by some paper-pusher who's never ridden, presumably.[/highlight]

Kevin

As it is with a lot of recent leglislation Kevin

[tunnie]

But some instructors say that if riders brake and swerve at the same time they are likely to come off, particularly in the wet

Not that anyone would do that on the old test 

Oddly, even though i learnt and passed in the winter it was always dry, just cold!

Have to agree though, car drivers get tests cancelled in snow, and wet weather is like snow to a car.

[unlucky alf]

why is it they are quoting the speed in kph firstly then mph in brackets?, i do hope its not going to be what im thinking is in the pipeline

[TheBoy]

why is it they are quoting the speed in kph firstly then mph in brackets?, i do hope its not going to be what im thinking is in the pipeline

Its an eu derived test

[TheBoy]

But some instructors say that if riders brake and swerve at the same time they are likely to come off, particularly in the wet

Not that anyone would do that on the old test 

Oddly, even though i learnt and passed in the winter it was always dry, just cold!

Have to agree though, car drivers get tests cancelled in snow, and wet weather is like snow to a car.

Any panic moment on the brakes (particulary front) will result in intamicy with the tarmac 

[LaserLance]

But you know that the next EU directive will be that all m/cycles have to have a ABS system fitted as standard  Like the system Honda have which my humble opinion is a total load of ****

[TheBoy]

But you know that the next EU directive will be that all m/cycles have to have a ABS system fitted as standard  Like the system Honda have which my humble opinion is a total load of ****

A few bikes have had abs for a while. Some riders love it, some hate it.  Bit like when ABS first came to cars, some male egos couldn't accept that the computer might do it better....

I suspect it could become more comon on bikes

[KillerWatt]

Bit like when ABS first came to cars, some male egos couldn't accept that the computer might do it better....

The "computer" has already had it's ar$e kicked in the braking stakes when doing battle against pro drivers, although I do agree that ABS is something that should come as standard regardless if we are truly serious about "road safety"

[TheBoy]

Bit like when ABS first came to cars, some male egos couldn't accept that the computer might do it better....

The "computer" has already had it's ar$e kicked in the braking stakes when doing battle against pro drivers, although I do agree that ABS is something that should come as standard regardless if we are truly serious about "road safety"

I agree in the hands of a pro, the human brain often (but not always) beats the abs ecu.

But, and this is where ego comes in, whilst we may think we are all pro drivers, we ain't...

[KillerWatt]

But, and this is where ego comes in, whilst we may think we are all pro drivers, we ain't...

Spot on 

Only a very small handful are in the same class as McGrath/Windham/Wey/etc.
The rest who think they are in the same class need the electronics, if for no other reason than to reduce the collateral damage when the inevitable happens.

[albitz]

Seems like, in wet weather, the new bike test requiring riders to swerve at 31.2mph is causing a few headaches...and other aches.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8067212.stm

I read (in MCN iirc) that the D.O.T. were told that this would happen months before thet introduced it but they took break all notice and carried on regardless.
 

[SJKOO01]

why is it they are quoting the speed in kph firstly then mph in brackets?, i do hope its not going to be what im thinking is in the pipeline

Its an eu derived test

When will the British Government have the Ball's to tell the EU to get lost interfering with all of our laws.

If they made sense it wouldn't be so bad, but some of the things that are coming out of it are utter waste of time, look at the time with such things as Banana's too stright or potato's too small ??  :-? .

Where's it end ??.

And as for the KPH measurement, it'll be here at some point. Dare say the British government are looking at a back door way of sneaking it in, probably have a trial run with some county/area near the Euro tunnel ?.
Any of you think they won't change the signs to KPH as it's too expensive, look at the money they were going to plough into the I.D. card system for everyone, there wound'nt be that many signs to change in comparison ?.    .

If they want to make biker's safer on the roads, think they're should be more bike awareness in the driving test for car drivers, both paper and practical. Perhaps even insisting that drivers take a kind of 'moped' CBT.
Might may people aware of how the rider worries about being knocked off by car drivers, and why is it when there's an accident involving a bike, they always say there's been a bike accident - that inplies that it's the riders fault, when facts always show the majority of the time its the car drivers fault.

There was an accident here whereby there were roadworks, a bike was correctly riding through them, a car driver couldn't be bothered to wait in the cue, does an unexpected U-turn, result = Rider gets thrown off his bike and losses a leg !.

I know how it feels, as I've riden a bike and now drive a car (got a motorbike trike also), so I can simpathise with riders.

Anyhow, sorry all for the bit of rant - Aimed at the government and the EU.

Nuff said !.

M

[unlucky alf]

& dont forget smegmatt that the weights & measures have already been changed, also dont forget that little blue bit on number plates with the EU flag on, amazing how these appeared before brown the clown signed us over , anyhow ive thrown my plates away & replaced with non EU badged ones i didnt vote for it so i dont advertise it,,,,,rant over